Big Fish has announced a new hidden object game Witches’ Legacy: The Charleston Curse.

In Witches’ Legacy, you are tasked with ending the Charleston Curse which threatens to wipe out an entire family. You find out that you are related to a young orphan named Lynn, whose family has been curse bestowed by a witch that has been systematically wiping out all of its members.

The Collector’s Edition includes bonus gameplay, an integrated hint system and a free soundtrack from the game.

The game’s system requirements are:

* OS: Windows XP/Vista/Win7
* CPU: 1.2 GHz
* RAM: 512 MB
* DirectX: 8.0
* Hard Drive: 1328 MB

The game can be purchased from the official Big Fish page here. A one hour demo can be found on the page as well.

Meridian4 has announced the upcoming release of Family Vacation. Family Vacation is a hidden object game for the PC and the Mac. The goal of the game is to help Barb and her family take the perfect vacation. Players will have to help them pack, get to the airport, get to the hotel and have fun on their family vacation.

Barb decided to play the Price is Nice and never thought she was going to win, but she did. Her family got a free vacation to California. Players help the family in different stages of the vacation by finding hidden objects. The family will need to pack for their vacation and the player will need to find objects in the rooms to pack for the trip. The family will need to get to the air port and the player will need to find objects in the airport.

If you like hidden object games, check out Family Vacation when it is released on October 25.

G5 Entertainment has announced the release of Crystal Portal for the Android platform. Crystal Portal is a hidden object game where players attempt to find the hidden objects and solve challenging puzzles. The iPhone version of this game won the Great Game Awards.

Players take on the role of Nicole Rankwist a journalist for a small paper in NY in the 1920s. Nicole’s father was an archeologist and made a huge discovery and then disappeared. Nicole found her fathers journal and decides to go find her father. The adventure takes her on an exotic journey of solving puzzles and finding hidden objects.

Crystal Portal can be downloaded from the Android Market Place for free.

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Big Fish is announcing that the latest hidden object game Grim Facade, Mystery of Venice is now available, with a Collector’s Edition that adds a bunch of new extras.

Grim Facade is a mystery game in which you must find two young ladies who vanished from a masquerade ball in Venice. They were last seen in a gondola, whose gondolier was wearing the mask of Medico Della Peste, which is better known as that creepy plague mask doctors used to wear, making them resemble grim birds. As the players chases the gondolier, the mysterious man tries to slow and sabotage the players pursuit with hidden object games, as well as other, more traditional puzzle and adventure game mechanics.

The Collector’s Edition includes bonus gameplay content, wallpapers, a screensaver and an integrated walkthrough guide. You can check out the Collector’s Edition or try the demo here.

Treasure Seekers 3- Follow the Ghosts, a hidden object game for iOS devices, has been released today. In the game, you will help Nelly and Tom release unlucky ghosts trapped by an evil alchemist! Track down the necessary items to free the dead ancestor of Cardinal House, a shaman, and many other characters. Stop the evil alchemist and save the day! Use your Hidden Object skills to explore a mysterious world, and discover valuable clues.

According to publisher G4E, the major features of the game include:

• * 48 Fascinating levels
• * 5 Chapters
• * 2 Game modes – casual and advanced
• * Captivating storyline
• * Impressive graphics
• * Play at your own pace!
• * Support of iPhone 4 Retina Display and multitasking with iOS 4.0+

The game is available for iPhone/iPod Touch ($4.99, purchase here), and iPad ($6.99, purchase here).